Wind-shield for motor-trucks.



w. @mE-s. WIND SHIELD FOR MOTOR TRUCKS.

APPUCATOH HLED MAY25, 1911v l mem@ Apr. 9,191

31mm foi WiLLraa Grans, or nnwanit, :anni

Application filed May 25, 1917.

To all whom 'it may concern: 4

Be it known that .ViLLLmr Gurus, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of N ew Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in vWind-Shields for lVIotor-'lrucks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wind shields, and more particularly to an improvement in shields or guards of this character' for motor trucks or other heary-duty vehicles.

The invention has for its principal object the provision of a wind shield construction having novel and effective means 4for protecting the shiftable section of the shield against breakage. That is to say, it is proposed to provide a wind-shield construction in which lthe drivers vision section is shiftably mounted upon a resilient support, entirely independent of the wind shield trame, whereby the severe shocks and jars of the vehicle will not be transmitted to the glass of the said section thereby reducing the liability ot' breakage from this cause to a minimum.

Another object ot' the invention is to provide a construction that is simple, durabie, and readily accessible for adjustnient and repair, thereby materially enhancing its value from a practical and commercial standpoint.

With the above and other objects in View which will more readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a trent elevation of the wind shield.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l. I

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the wind shield construction showing more clearly the means of connecting the slidable window with the wind shield frame, and also showing the said window lowered from its normal position.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

Specioation of Letters atent.

Serial No. 3.?(L934.

As previously indicated, the present inpreferably includes a wind shield trame securely fastened to the upper edge ot' the dash board or support by means of the fastening stays @carried at each side of the rear face ot the trame, and also by means of the guide rods 3 located at the front side thereof, and which rods between their ends are spaced from the face. of the frame and also from the upper portion of the support, whereby the movable panel ot the wind shield may be'slidably mounted as will presently appear. To provide for the guide rods subserving the dual function oi guides and braces, the upper part, of the .trame F has fitted thereto the angle brackets d, one inember of which projects outwardly from the face of the frame and is formed with suitable opening ;t'or receiving the upper threaded ends ot' the rods 3 whereby the latter may be provided with nuts to clam the upper part of the trame thereto, whilh the lower ends of the rods are bent'inwardly and rigidly secured, as indicated at 5, to the dash board 1. Thus, it will be apparent that the wind shield trame F is securely held on the upper edge of the dash board 1 by means of both theiastening stays 2 and guide rods 3.

Referring further to the trame F, it will -be observed that the same is provided at its upper portion with a relatively large opening or drivers vision window t, while di rectly beneath the latterare located a pair of small glazed windows 7*?. The 'said driver?,v vision window 6, is provided with a slidable sash panel 8 which preferably consists of a sash trame designated generally as 9 having an intermediate frame piece 10, and the separate panes ot glass 1l-ll which are mounted in the trame on suitable rubber gaskets or cushions i2 which give the glass a. cushion mounting to thereby further assist in preserving the same. 

